☕ Feb Coffee Chat Recording · AI Skool of Business

☕ Feb Coffee Chat Recording

𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆'𝘀 𝗚𝗲𝗺𝘀 ↴

💎 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴

I shared the origin story behind why I run my business the way I do and what keeps me passionate about helping entrepreneurs succeed.

My business partner and I spent 6 months in Florida heat knocking on doors in pre-foreclosure neighborhoods without making a dollar, getting beat out by sleazy competitors using NLP mind-fuck sales tactics.

The turning point? Nothing magical... we just stuck with our empowerment over manipulation moves.

We helped people understand their options, sat on phone calls with banks, gave value first. Everyone told us we were naive and stupid.

Two weeks before quitting, we got our first deal: $60,000! Everybody won. And then the floodgates opened.

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘯: Do the work the way that feels good. Believe in your vision even when people say you're doing it wrong. The universe rewards integrity.

💎 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗜 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀

I did an AI certification at the end of 2023. None of it applies today.

I'm not saying don't get certified if that's your thing but for me, I realized certifications aren't the new college degree. They're just another shiny distraction.

What matters to me more? Implementation. Results. A business you can show.

💎 𝗠𝘆 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗚𝗣𝗧 𝘃𝘀 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗳𝗹𝗼𝘄

This is my actual process:

Start in ChatGPT for brainstorming, iteration, back-and-forth ideation (because it's more conversational and has no limits on the free plan)

Move to Claude once the idea is almost ready. Claude polishes it, organizes it, turns it into something real

Let them compete: "ChatGPT came up with this. Claude, what do you think?"

𝘞𝘩𝘺 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴: You use each tool for what it does best.

ChatGPT = creative chaos. Claude = structured execution.

💎 𝗔𝗜 𝗪𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗞𝗻𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗨𝘀𝗲 𝗜𝘁 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹

Forbes just reported that companies who automated everything are realizing they still need humans. AI without a human in the loop creates chaos.

💎 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗻𝘆 𝗢𝗯𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗧𝗲𝘀𝘁

I got offered a spot in an $800/year automations community. I built automations. I learned agents. I saw the money opportunity.

Then I asked myself: 𝘋𝘰 𝘐 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘰 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦?

Answer: Absolutely not. I'm 43 years old and I've done enough tech support in my life as a first-born immigrant daughter. I'm good. 😫

So I walked away. And as soon as I did, opportunities started showing up that were actually aligned...

multiple custom GPT builds, new members, forward motion.

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘵: Shiny opportunities will always dangle in front of you. Your job is to have enough inner discernment to say, "I see you, but that's not my path."

Stick with what you genuinely believe you are meant to build. The money will follow.

💎 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀

If you're consuming AI content nonstop but implementing nothing, you're not falling behind... you're standing still. It so easy to fall into, it feels productive but unless you apply what you learn to move your business forward it was just a distraction.

🌱 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 ↴

𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵

I'm doing a full series on Google tools you already have access to:

Google Calendar booking links (free Calendly alternative)

NotebookLM (now with Opus built in)

Gemini

𝘞𝘩𝘺: Stop paying for 14 different tools when Google already gave you half of them for free.

🎤 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗼𝘂𝘁𝘀

Huge love to @Natasha Huggins for showing up consistently, staying in her lane, and committing to stop chase every shiny thing. 😉 She's building her Legacy Foundation to teach midlife professionals how to use AI and become entrepreneurs.

𝘏𝘦𝘳 𝘷𝘪𝘣𝘦: "I'm 55. I'm not going back to work for anybody else. I'm proving it to myself first, then I'm showing my kids it's possible."

That's the energy I love to see!

And of course I gotta shoutout @Aqleema Anwar for always making the time to tolerate my crazy and show up to any calls she has the time for!

I appreciate you both! 🫶

I'd love to hear what you guys think about any of these topics or maybe you wanna share a weird ass dream you had recently! 🤭

ﾒ૦ Monika

1:15:33

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